© Copyright 2000 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning

Wyoming County Unemployment Rates
data produced by: Brad Payne, Senior Statistician

"Statewide employment is down 908 from the September level of 9,489 and down 2,179 from the October 1999 level of 10,760."

Labor Force Employed Unemployed Unemployment Rates
REGION-or-County October 2000 (p) September 2000 (r) October 1999 (b) October 2000 (p) September 2000 (r) October 1999 (b) October 2000 (p) September 2000 (r) October 1999 (b) October 2000 (p) September 2000 (r) October 1999 (b)
Northwest 46,727 47,312 47,526 44,890 45,173 45,199 1,837 2,139 2,327 3.9 4.5 4.9
Big Horn 6,189 6,073 6,004 5,944 5,773 5,722 245 300 282 4.0 4.9 4.7
Fremont 18,001 17,993 18,380 17,082 16,962 17,282 919 1,031 1,098 5.1 5.7 6.0
Hot Springs 2,446 2,391 2,532 2,380 2,336 2,418 66 55 114 2.7 2.3 4.5
Park 15,019 15,921 15,502 14,577 15,396 14,896 442 525 606 2.9 3.3 3.9
Washakie 5,072 4,934 5,108 4,907 4,706 4,881 165 228 227 3.3 4.6 4.4
Northeast 45,284 44,959 44,806 43,932 43,524 43,123 1,352 1,435 1,683 3.0 3.2 3.8
Campbell 20,503 20,295 19,991 19,916 19,638 19,170 587 657 821 2.9 3.2 4.1
Crook 3,152 3,142 3,192 3,053 3,051 3,070 99 91 122 3.1 2.9 3.8
Johnson 4,060 4,109 4,073 3,994 4,029 3,959 66 80 114 1.6 1.9 2.8
Sheridan 14,109 13,958 14,055 13,650 13,513 13,563 459 445 492 3.3 3.2 3.5
Weston 3,460 3,455 3,495 3,319 3,293 3,361 141 162 134 4.1 4.7 3.8
Southwest 53,730 55,381 52,890 51,805 53,280 50,431 1,925 2,101 2,459 3.6 3.8 4.6
Lincoln 6,984 7,036 6,761 6,715 6,725 6,412 269 311 349 3.9 4.4 5.2
Sublette 3,296 3,346 3,269 3,238 3,272 3,205 58 74 64 1.8 2.2 2.0
Sweetwater 20,526 20,391 20,734 19,602 19,459 19,581 924 932 1,153 4.5 4.6 5.6
Teton 12,234 13,674 11,090 12,074 13,520 10,875 160 154 215 1.3 1.1 1.9
Uinta 10,690 10,934 11,036 10,176 10,304 10,358 514 630 678 4.8 5.8 6.1
Southeast 70,238 68,964 69,247 68,603 67,192 67,261 1,635 1,772 1,986 2.3 2.6 2.9
Albany 17,781 17,219 17,692 17,524 16,958 17,439 257 261 253 1.4 1.5 1.4
Goshen 6,810 6,425 6,822 6,672 6,255 6,644 138 170 178 2.0 2.6 2.6
Laramie 39,442 39,141 38,590 38,382 37,992 37,230 1,060 1,149 1,360 2.7 2.9 3.5
Niobrara 1,407 1,384 1,422 1,373 1,357 1,381 34 27 41 2.4 2.0 2.9
Platte 4,798 4,795 4,721 4,652 4,630 4,567 146 165 154 3.0 3.4 3.3
Central 49,199 48,583 48,862 47,367 46,542 46,556 1,832 2,041 2,306 3.7 4.2 4.7
Carbon 8,445 8,456 8,580 8,161 8,145 8,222 284 311 358 3.4 3.7 4.2
Converse 6,856 6,740 6,847 6,594 6,473 6,544 262 267 303 3.8 4.0 4.4
Natrona 33,898 33,387 33,435 32,612 31,924 31,790 1,286 1,463 1,645 3.8 4.4 4.9
Statewide 265,178 265,200 263,329 256,597 255,711 252,569 8,581 9,489 10,760 3.2 3.6 4.1
Statewide Seasonally Adjusted 3.8 4.4 4.7
U.S. 3.6 3.8 3.8
U.S. Seasonally Adjusted 3.9 3.9 4.1

Prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Benchmarked 02/00. Run Date 11/00.
Data are not seasonally adjusted except where otherwise specified.
(p) Preliminary.
(r) Revised.
(b) Benchmarked.
NOTE: The Current Population Survey (CPS) estimated the 1999 annual average Wyoming unemployment rate at 4.9 percent.
The 90 percent confidence interval for this estimate suggests that in 9 out of 10 cases, the interval 4.3 to 5.5 percent would contain the actual rate.


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